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  The Curzon Community Cinema, Clevedon: History
It has been a part of Clevedon and entertained the community for most of the 20th century, and with the on going renovations hopes to continue to beat its record far into the next century.
Clevedon had been a farming community until the Elton family of Clevedon Court saw the potential of developing the town as a small, select seaside resort in the early 1820's.
Clevedon has never had any other cinema or theatre, and the venue operated at a small profit (accepting that most of the Eagles' work was for love, as they were both 'officially' retired).
www.curzon.org.uk /history.html   (1703 words)

  
  Clevedon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the Victorian era Clevedon became a popular seaside town, and a pier was opened in 1869, one of the earliest examples of a Victorian pier still in existence in England.
Clevedon is now part of the North Somerset unitary authority, having formerly been part of Somerset, and between 1974 and 1996 the county of Avon.
Clevedon Community School is a large secondary comprehensive school serving the whole town and the surrounding rural areas, and there are several primary schools in the town.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clevedon   (810 words)

  
 wiki/Clevedon Definition / wiki/Clevedon Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Clevedon is a town in SomersetSomerset is a county in the south-west of England.
Clevedon Court lies at the other end of the town, close to the road to BristolBristol is a city in south-western England, on the River Avon.
Clevedon was served by a short branch line from the main railway at YattonYatton is a large village in North Somerset, England.
www.elresearch.com /wiki/Clevedon   (1633 words)

  
 clevedon
Clevedon Court, since1709 the home of the Elton family, is now owned by the National Trust.
By the end of the nineteeth century Clevedon population grew by 4666 from 334 inhabitants to 5,000 inhabitants.
Clevedon Pier was constructed from eight spans made of curved Barlow rails from Brunel's surplus material from the South Wales railway.
www.clevedon.gov.uk /clevedon.html   (947 words)

  
 laterhistory
The manor of Clevedon came into the possession of John Digby, Earl of Bristol, and of that family, it was purchased in 1710, by Abraham Elton, afterwards first baronet of that name.
Clevedon Court the residence of the Elton family is an Edward the 2nd mansion altered in the reign of Elizabeth, but much of the 14th century work remains.
We have thus given the leading features of the history and growth of Clevedon from a few cottages in the early part of the present century, to the handsome and well-built town of some 5,500 inhabitants in 1891.
www.buzz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /clevedon/laterhistory.htm   (1400 words)

  
 CLEVEDON - LoveToKnow Article on CLEVEDON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The cruciform church of St Andrew has Norman and later portions; it is the burial-place of Henry Handtam the historian, and members of his family, including his sons Arthur and Henry.
Clevedon Court is a remarkable medieval mansion, dating originally from the early part of the 14th century, though much altered in the Elizabethan and other periods.
The house is considered tO be the original of Castlewood in Thackerays Esmond; the novelist was acquainted with the place through his friendship with the Rev. William Brookfield and his wife, the daughter of Sir Charles Elton of Clevedon Court.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CL/CLEVEDON.htm   (139 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Clevedon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Clevedon Village - Somerset - circa 1907 - Project Gutenberg eBook 12287 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
Clevedon Court is a manor house in Clevedon, England, dating from the early fourteenth century.
Clevedon Pier is a seaside pier in the town of Clevedon, on the English side of the estuary of the river Severn.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Clevedon   (1814 words)

  
 courts
This was a court, which was held with the power of enforcing the set prices for the sale of bread and the size of the loaf, and the price and quality of the beer on sale.
In map 5 the first assarting of the area called Clevedon Marsh shows in the irregular shapes of the fields to the East of the Rd. The first of the thick dotted lines is the line of the first East Sea Wall as the line of the early rhine and banked ditch was called.
The Court declared that this was right and the plaintiffs not liking the judgement refused obedience and as local magnates endeavoured to intimidate their opponents by inflicting a heavy fine for their asserted neglect.
www.buzz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /clevedon/courts.htm   (4955 words)

  
 Clevedon Court, Tickenham Road, Clevedon, a National Trust Property
Clevedon Court is a 14th century manor house but with much of the original building dating back to earlier times.
The property is set in a well landscaped 18th century terraced garden with several outbuildings and an impressive wall to the rear of the property.
Each representative talked with ease and knowledge about Clevedon Court and it was obvious that they spoke about their subject with a passion all to rare these days.
www.birminghamuk.com /clevedoncourt.htm   (203 words)

  
 Cottages-England - Sandra Stone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Clevedon is a quiet Victorian seaside town located in North Somerset within easy reach of many places of interest including: Bristol (12 miles), Bath (18 miles), Wales and Cheddar.
Clevedon Court (NT) is close by and Weston-Super-Mare is 8 miles away.
Clevedon has one of the of the finest surviving Victorian piers in the country and the oldest purpose built continously operated cinema in the world.
www.theholidaydirectory.co.uk /showholiday.asp?cid=238   (166 words)

  
 Welcome to Swiss Valley Cars of Clevedon.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Clevedon in North Somerset is a beautiful Victorian Seaside town.
At Clevedon Craft Centre visitors are welcome to browse and buy handmade crafts from the many craftspeople working in the outbuildings of this delightful 17th Century Somerset farmhouse.
Clevedon is an ideal place to explore at any time of the year and offers excellent sporting and recreational facilities, including a 25m swimming pool, golf courses and a riding centre.
www.swissvalley.co.uk /about-clevedon.htm   (375 words)

  
 Clevedon, North Somerset   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Clevedon is a town of some 23,000 people, on the coast of the Bristol Channel (Severn Estuary) in the West of England.
Clevedon is part of the Unitary Authority of North Somerset, which has its headquarters in nearby Weston-Super-Mare, but the nearest major city is the City and County of Bristol (see map above).
Amongst the visitors to Clevedon were many now famous authors and poets, amongst them Charles Lamb, William Thackeray, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Alfred, Lord Tennyson, whose poem 'In Memoriam' refers to St. Andrew's Chruch in the west of the town.
www.jeff-eastmond.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /clevedon.html   (342 words)

  
 Clevedon Civic Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Clevedon is a lovely town, a gem set on an attractive coastline, and comfortably nestling into surrounding hills.
In our history pages you will find many 'firsts' achieved in Clevedon: the first development of production quantities of Penicillin, which of course changed and saved so many lives; the first Float Carburettor was developed here, and so on …..
I cannot claim to be Clevedon born and bred, with generations buried in its Churchyard, but I love this place with a passion second to none, and feel very privileged to be Chairman of its Civic Society, to play my part in watching over its development and enhancement.
www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk   (459 words)

  
 Environment News Service ENS Latest Environmental Information Education Current Issues RSS
The UK must "remedy" the situation, the Court of Justice ruled, adding that a national court must decide whether this means closing the quarry or compensating the resident.
Clevedon, a town of 23,000, is situated on the the Bristol Channel Coast, and was once a popular Victorian seaside resort.
The Clevedon council claimed the developers' plan, which would include a wildlife area, should be turned down on as adjacent Nortons Wood Lane is too narrow to accommodate extra traffic.
www.ens-newswire.com /ens/jan2004/2004-01-07-01.asp   (701 words)

  
 Ashton Court Festival, Bristol
The Ashton Court Festival has been in existence since 1974 and is the South West's largest and longest running community and multi-arts festival.
Held within Bristol's beautiful Ashton Court Estate, over the two days of the event over 150 acts will take to the stage within 8 different performance areas, representing a wide variety of musical genres.
Following a year of being hit by increased costs, the future of the Ashton Court Festival is in serious jeopardy.
www.ashtoncourtfestival.com /info/travel.html   (882 words)

  
 Clevedon Civic Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The road was named after the Elton family, who bought Clevedon Court and the manor of Clevedon in 1700, and have lived there ever since.
In 1850, the family decided that Clevedon needed a new carriage road to link New Clevedon on the Hill with the old Village and the railway.
Two of the poets remembered in the name of the path were Coleridge, who stayed in Clevedon for part of 1795, and the Laureate, Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk /seasidefarm.htm   (1297 words)

  
 Clevedon School 1962 - 1987   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
It was reported that it was Clevedon's view that Dial Hill was not suitable as a site for the school Somerset Education Committee included a new secondary school for Clevedon in the budget for the year 1956/57 but the Education Committee felt that the earliest the school would be open would be 1958.
As arranged, the Governors of Clevedon school, together with the Headmaster, met with the members of the Sub-Committee on Friday, May 31st 1963, and were given the details of the plans for the introduction of comprehensive schools in North West Somerset.
For this reason, Clevedon would seem to have had little chance of success, even from the beginning, when the building programmes were laid down, and the educational and social implications carried little weight when balanced against the financial and practical considerations of building.
www.clevedonschool.org.uk /history/clevedon%20history%201962%201987.html   (15128 words)

  
 CLEVEDON
The landscape of the countryside, coast and the seven hills around which Clevedon was built, enhances the timeless quality of the town, preserving an atmosphere of tranquil peace and a sense of being untouched by the outside World.
The romantic associations of Clevedon are reflected in its evocative place names:- Lovers Walk which leads to Ladye Bay: The beautiful Poets Walk along the cliff to Wains Hill, the ancient weathered pines, arbutus,yew,holly,sweet chesnut and ilex oak that dress the town are reminders of a more gracious era.
Clevedon is set in some of the loveliest scenery in the South West.
www.btinternet.com /~geoff_gardner/clevedon.html   (329 words)

  
 Somerset Coast & Country: About the Area - Clevedon
From sailing on the seafront to tennis at the Salthouse Fields, there is something to suit all ages and abilities.
Or, if you would rather leave sport to the experts, why not visit some of Clevedon's many specialist shops such as the delightful Craft Centre which is housed in a 17th century farm building.
Why not take the opportunity to learn more about Clevedon's heritage by visiting Clevedon Court, a beautiful example of a 14th century manor house and a National Trust building.
www.somersetcoast.com /about/clevedon.asp   (253 words)

  
 Ye Olde News Letter Reports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Cross the Avon at Rownham-Ferry; ascend the hill to Leigh Down; pierce the Wood; and view the circumvallations of an ancient military station; opposite to that of Clifton-Down.
The Lodge on the summit of Leigh Down, with Ionic columns, is the approach to P.J.Miles, Esq`s mansion the successor of Leigh Court, the Royal retreat of 1651.
Leigh Court, the said retreat of Charles II during the civil war.
freespace.virgin.net /mary.mason/page5.html   (414 words)

  
 Clevedon in general - Review - Not Just a Crooked Tree
Clevedon is a small seaside resort on the Bristol Channel about 15 miles west of Bristol.
was filmed in Clevedon and there was an uproar from some local residents at the suggestions of wife swapping and the such like taking place in their town.
He, naturally, attended the showing and was given a tour of the cinema and, knowing the hospitality of the Clevedon folk, probably a cup of tea and a rich tea biscuit.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /destinations-national/clevedon-in-general/311717   (902 words)

  
 Clevedon Civic Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In the season Clevedon is much frequented as a watering place.
Upper Clevedon as this part of the village is called, has all been built within the last 30 years.
The lower part of the village, which is also the oldest, extends from about three quarters of a mile eastward of Clevedon Court down to the sea a distance of nearly three miles.
www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk /building.htm   (257 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
Sir Edmund Elton (1846-1920) was a well-regarded potter who produced unusually-shaped ware in a variety of richly-coloured glazes, including a gold glaze of his own invention.
During the Victorian era Clevedon became a popular seaside resort seaside town, and Clevedon Pier a pier was opened in 1869, one of the earliest examples of a Victorian pier still in existence in England.
=The modern town= Clevedon is now part of the North Somerset unitary authority, having formerly been part of Somerset, and between 1974 and 1996 the county of Avon.
www.mauspfeil.net /Clevedon.html   (761 words)

  
 Osborne Mews, Clevedon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Clevedon Court now stands as England’s oldest occupied manor house, and is run by The National Trust.
Clevedon is all about lifestyle, a chance to relax, collect one’s thoughts and reflect.
Clevedon is well situated to take advantage of all that the region has to offer, including Bristol with its fantastic shops, social scene, football and rugby teams as well as its zoo, gardens, suspension bridge, SS Great Britain and hi-tech attraction ‘At-Bristol’.
www.lindenhomes.co.uk /lndn2/developments/western/osborne/local.htm   (739 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - High Court of Justice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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 Clevedon Civic Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Energy, enthusiasm, a passionate love of Clevedon and specialist knowledge of all things Victorian are some of the attributes which Julia Elton brings to her position as President of Clevedon Civic Society.
The eldest daughter of Sir Arthur and Lady Elton, her childhood was spent in the manor house of Clevedon Court.
Rarely a week goes by without her spending time at Clevedon Court, where she organises musical evenings for All Saints church, and sings in the choir.
www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk /profile.htm   (462 words)

  
 Hotels near Clevedon Court
Hotels near Clevedon Court - 114 hotels from £25 per room per night.
The Bridge Inn is a budget lodge, located in beautiful countryside, very convenient for the m5 motorway Jnc 20.
Clevedon Court is a remarkably complete manor house of around 1320.
www.activereservations.com /hotel/attr/en/20   (397 words)

  
 Clevedon Guide, Your Guide to Places to Stay in Clevedon
Clevedon's Georgian, Regency and Victorian buildings provide an architectural history book of the town's development from a small fishing village to a fashionable 19th-century resort.
Undoubtedly its centrepiece is the recently restored Victorian pier ­ justly known as one of the finest in the country.
Since 1790 it has been home to the Elton family who were responsible for planning much of Clevedon and for bringing wealth and fame to the area.
www.resort-guide.co.uk /pagedest.php3?destcode=108   (458 words)

  
 Clevedon Craft Centre, Location   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Clevedon Craft Centre is situated on the outskirts of the Victorian seaside resort town of Clevedon, some twelve miles south west of Bristol.
There are over ten studios, craft teaching workshops and a pottery gallery housed in the outbuildings of a 17th century Somerset "long farm", which was once part of Clevedon Court (National Trust) Estate.
The many and varied crafts provide an opportunity to purchase craftwork of the highest quality directly from the craftspeople themselves, while still enjoying the quiet rural atmosphere where the family can feed the farm ducks, chickens and geese.
www.xdy55.dial.pipex.com /loc.htm   (144 words)

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